Regional Morning Briefing: Music rocked by another death

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2008, file photo, musician Chris Cornell performs on stage during Conde Nast’s Fashion Rocks show in New York. According to his representative, rocker Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of Soundgarden and later Audioslave, has died Wednesday night in Detroit at age 52. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)

WEATHER

NEWS

Focusing on train safety, SEPTA officials held a press conference outside the Primos Regional Rail station to plead to the public to be mindful while commuting. “Respect the train” was the message from SEPTA General Manager Jeffrey Knueppel and others as trains rolled along the Media-Elwyn line Tuesday morning. “We know that daily schedules are overbooked and we’re all trying to do five things at once,” Knueppel said. “But if you think about the options, being late for an appointment, or trying to outmaneuver a train ... we want everyone to make the safe choice.”

Pennsylvania State Police are continuing their search for Anna Bronislawa Maciejewska and are not ruling out any possibilities regarding her disappearance last month. Lt. Brandon Daniels, criminal investigation section commander, held a press conference Wednesday at the Pennsylvania State Police Embreeville Station in West Bradford to ask for the public’s assistance and any information about Maciejewska’s recent whereabouts.

A Montgomery County Investigative Grand Jury’s report into the opioid crisis offers six recommendations about what can be done to curb the spread of what’s been described as the largest public health crisis since the AIDS epidemic.

It’s known simply as The Park. This stretch of sidewalks and grass that is much longer than it is wide is billed as a one-of-a kind recreational amenity for King of Prussia workers that transforms private commercial lawns into a close-knit playground of sorts for walking, running or just hanging out on a crisp fall afternoon.

An Upper Gwynedd couple is headed for trial in an alleged child endangerment case in which police said they responded to a domestic call in March and found the pair high on narcotics and in possession of syringes that were in close proximity to their four young children. Richard D. Diehl, Jr., 38, and Bonnie Lynn Diehl, 36 — both of the 300 block of Bradford Lane — waived their preliminary hearings in district court, sending multiple misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of children and reckless endangerment filed against both defendants to Montgomery County court for trial.

SPORTS

Andrew Cashner can finally say he won in his home state of Texas. Jared Hoying took care of a couple of firsts as well. Cashner pitched seven solid innings and Hoying had his first big league homer in his first four-hit game, helping the Rangers match the longest winning streak in the majors this year at eight games with a 9-3 victory over the Phillies Wednesday night.

Having woken Wednesday morning with something he really didn’t need, Bryan Colangelo knew he’d have to get it out of there. Fortunately for the 76ers, that shouldn’t be too complicated. Pssst … anybody interested in a No. 3 overall NBA Draft pick, never used, in good condition? Though Colangelo, the Sixers’ president and general manager, is not saying so out loud, he dropped enough hints on the morning after the draft lottery that he would be willing to trade away what was supposed to be his good fortune. And why not? At this point in the long, long, long development of a rebuilding process, it would be a basketball-appropriate move and not just the latest in a continuing series of asset collection.

The Eagles landed a big back Wednesday, agreeing to terms with 245-pound veteran LeGarrette Blount on a one-year deal. Blount rushed for an NFL-high 18 touchdowns last year with the New England Patriots. The Eagles rushed for 16, fourth-fewest in the league. Blount, who turns 31 in December, basically is the three-down back the Eagles were unable to secure in the NFL draft.

ENTERTAINMENT

Rocker Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and later Audioslave, has died at age 52, according to his representative. Cornell, who had been on tour, died Wednesday night in Detroit, Brian Bumbery said in a statement to The Associated Press. Cornell had performed a Detroit concert with Soundgarden that night.